OR2T1 explained

Olfactory receptor 2T1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2T1 gene.^{[1] [2]}

Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for this organism is independent of other organisms.^[3]

See also

• Olfactory receptor

Further reading

• Fuchs T, Malecova B, Linhart C, etal . DEFOG: a practical scheme for deciphering families of genes. . Genomics . 80 . 3 . 295–302 . 2003 . 12213199 . 10.1006/geno.2002.6830 . 10.1.1.135.3652 .
• Malnic B, Godfrey PA, Buck LB . The human olfactory receptor gene family. . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. . 101 . 8 . 2584–9 . 2004 . 14983052 . 10.1073/pnas.0307882100 . 356993 . 2004PNAS..101.2584M . free .

Notes and References

1. Rouquier S, Taviaux S, Trask BJ, Brand-Arpon V, van den Engh G, Demaille J, Giorgi D . Distribution of olfactory receptor genes in the human genome . Nat Genet . 18 . 3 . 243–50 . Mar 1998 . 9500546 . 10.1038/ng0398-243 . 31129045 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: OR2T1 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily T, member 1.
3. Web site: Entrez Gene: OR2T1 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily T, member 1.